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February 22 2013

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September 14 20142014-09-14August 22 20122012-08-22 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated figure in a maroon and gold saffron-toned dress with a gold beaded necklace and a bare upper arm, placing a hand on the forehead of a young man in white kurta with an orange lanyard, who has his palms pressed together in reverence. A woman in white holds a sheet of paper beside them. Behind, gold deity murti and brass oil lamps stand against a red backdrop, with other white-clad devotees wearing orange lanyards and a standing person in maroon with rudraksha mala. The seated figure's appearance is consistent with the page's reference to a person, but the face and presentation are not distinctive enough to confirm identity.2015-10-06A seated man in an orange-red draped robe with a golden border and a brown rudraksha mala around his neck places his right hand on the forehead of a man in a white shirt with an orange-red scarf. His hair is swept back in a bun and he has a white tilak on his forehead. The recipient closes his eyes and holds his left hand near his face. Behind them, a golden-clad deity murti is decorated with yellow and red flower garlands, and two women in white with red borders stand at the right. An air conditioner and a sea-wave picture sit in the background. Appearance-based label: a person, giving a blessing in person, with the bun, orange-red robe and rudraksha mala as cues.2013-09-13A photograph of a darshan moment. A man with long dark hair swept back, bare-chested with an orange-saffron shawl draped over his shoulder, wears a gold chain and rudraksha malas and has a tilak on his forehead. He extends his right hand to press his palm onto the forehead of an older man in a grey hoodie with a white collar, who holds his own hand up in response and wears an orange cord and an event lanyard. Behind them a second person in an orange robe with rudraksha beads stands in front of a red draped backdrop, and a white air-conditioning unit and a camera operator are partly visible at the top right. a person: the seated-to-standing figure with long swept-back hair, gold chain, rudraksha malas and saffron shawl, giving darshan.2012-08-22 +1 copiesA photograph of a shaved-headed devotee in a pale lilac-grey shirt with eyes closed being touched on the forehead by a man with long dark swept-back hair, wearing an orange-saffron shawl and a rudraksha mala around the neck. Behind them, a second person in orange robes stands beside a red curtain, and a man in a grey argyle vest stands at the left edge. Warm reddish lighting.2012-07-20Indoor darshan scene in front of a deep red draped silk backdrop. A bare-chested man in a saffron-orange shawl with a long swept-back hair bun, gold necklace and rudraksha mala stands at right, his palm pressed on the forehead of a curly-haired man in a white patterned kurta who keeps his eyes closed. A saffron-robed attendant with a rudraksha mala and orange cloth stands behind, watching. The figure at right has distinctive ceremonial cues (hair bun, gold necklace, saffron shawl) consistent with the a person label; the event is blessing darshan. Photo credit overlay reads 2020 Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam2012-08-22 +1 copiesA photograph of a shaved-headed elderly man in white clothing, with a long white beard, bending forward with both hands raised to touch the forehead of a seated figure. The seated figure, on the right, wears an orange-saffron shawl over the shoulder, a bare upper torso, a gold necklace and a tied topknot, with a horizontal white forehead marking. Behind them is a deep red draped cloth, and in the background a man in orange-pink clothing and a man in a pink shirt with a lanyard watch. A seated devotee in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and gold bangles sits at center. The scene suggests a blessing or greeting gesture, but the seated figure's appearance is only partly consistent with the a person cues, so identity is uncertain.2012-08-22 +1 copiesA photo of a blessing moment. A long-haired man with a beard, bare-chested apart from an orange-red saffron wrap and a rudraksha mala around his neck, places his right hand on the forehead of an older, grey-haired man in a white shirt with a red sash. The older man bows with eyes closed and palms pressed together in anjali. Behind them a red curtain and a gold pillar; a younger man in white with a rudraksha mala stands at left.2016-07-14July 20 20122012-07-20September 28 20132013-09-28August 22 20122012-08-22